Western Digital Drive labeling

[VenHeelun]

I need some drivers for my Qnap nas.

When searching in google for "Western DIgital IronWolf Pro 12 TB" i see 2 different IronWolf Pro 12 TB drives.

ST12000NE0008 (with Green/Black/Red label and "Iron Wolf Pro" printed on the black part of the label and "12 TB" printed on the red part.

ST12000NE0007 (with Green/Black/Red/White label and "Iron Wolf Pro", "12 TB" & a Barcode printed on the white part of the label.

Does anyone know the difference of these drives?

Thank you

[AbydosOne]

2 minutes ago, VenHeelun said:

Western "DIgital IronWolf Pro 12 TB"

*COUGH*

 

2 minutes ago, VenHeelun said:

Does anyone know the difference of these drives?

I'll leave the difference hunting as an exercise for the reader, but I suspect it will be negligible.

 

 

 

[BondiBlue]

Those are Seagate drives, not WD drives.

 

Anyway, the first image you posted is one that you'd see as a product image on a website. The second image is what you'd see on the drive itself. The drives don't come with labels like the first picture - it has no information about the drive, and it's designed just to show what the product actually is. 

 

As for differences - the ST12000NE0007 is only rated for up to 16 bay usage, whereas the ST12000NE0008 is rated for 24 bay use. 

[VenHeelun]

Thank you for correcting my mistake. It is a Seagate drive of cause.

 

I have found these charts also but on other sites i did find some differences in the specs:

                             ST12000NE0008          ST12000NE0007

Releasedate:        Oct. 2018                  Sept. 2017

Read Seq.            250MB/s                   195MB/s
Write Seq.             250MB/s                   195MB/s

Prijs                       € 382,50                   € 456,95      (for now! in my country, will be changing)

So if this is correct then the ST12000NE0008 is a faster drive but does cost less and you can use a nas with more bays.

Could it be that the charts given by AbydosOne are not up to date?

I think Seagate made newer models of this drive and forgot to update the specs in the charts.

But that does not explane the price difference.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 hour ago, VenHeelun said:

Thank you for correcting my mistake. It is a Seagate drive of cause.

 

I have found these charts also but on other sites i did find some differences in the specs:

                             ST12000NE0008          ST12000NE0007

Releasedate:        Oct. 2018                  Sept. 2017

Read Seq.            250MB/s                   195MB/s
Write Seq.             250MB/s                   195MB/s

Prijs                       € 382,50                   € 456,95      (for now! in my country, will be changing)

So if this is correct then the ST12000NE0008 is a faster drive but does cost less and you can use a nas with more bays.

Could it be that the charts given by AbydosOne are not up to date?

I think Seagate made newer models of this drive and forgot to update the specs in the charts.

But that does not explane the price difference.

From what it looks like the 8 mode is newer and replacing the older model. THe price is probably higher as they aren't making any more.

 

Id get the cheaper, both will work the same.

 

THe max number of bays spec, is mostly for warranty and ads, it doesn't limit you from using it in  a bigger array.

[VenHeelun]

For now i ordered 4 of the ST12000NE0008 drives.

Then i can have 24 TByte in raid 6 witch should be enough for a while. I can add 2 drives later when i need more storage so then i have 48 TByte free space.
I see that many people experience problems with the 4 GByte pre-installed in the Qnap TVS 672N so i did order also 2 sticks of Crucial DDR4 SODIMM 1x16GB 2666 memory.

 

In the near future for connectivity i need 2 not to expensive 10G networkcards witch i can plug a cat6 (RJ45) cable in directly, not some special optical or SFP+ adapters.

They must be 100% compatible with the Qnap TVS 672N & my Windows 10 pc.

Also a (cheap) 10G switch with 2 x RJ45 connections i want to add to my network.

PC and Nas are about 5 meters apart.

Does anyone have a sugestions?